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Dr. Peter Rostenberg Receives 2013 SAMHSA Science and Service Award
Recognized for his Office-Based Opioid Treatment

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that Peter Rostenberg, MD, FASAM, ABAM of New Fairfield is a recipient of the 2013 Science and Service Awards for the Treatment of Opioid-related Disorders.

This award is an initiative created by SAMHSA to recognize excellence in opioid treatment programs and providers who use medications approved by the FDA and who have successfully implemented innovative services and practices that resulted in improved patient outcomes.

“Prescription drug abuse is Connecticut’s leading cause of unintentional death of our 19 to 44 year olds. The years of potential life lost makes this a major public health emergency,” Dr. Rostenberg said. “I share this award with my opiate dependent patients – executives, college students, waitresses, physicians, factory workers, and others – who have sought care and work hard in treatment. Many addicted people do not seek treatment. Fortunately, some do,” he said.

Of particular interest for this award was the implementation of services and practices that support SAMHSA’s priorities: recovery support services, integrated behavioral and primary health care services, hepatitis prevention and treatment services, availability of FDA approved medications for the treatment of opioid dependence, practices that encourage patient choice in treatment planning, administrative practices that promote retention, access to care, and service/cost effectiveness and efficiency, and the use of electronic health records.

Each application was reviewed by three members of a panel of experts and scored using a standardized scoring tool. Ten awards were made, five in each of two categories: Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-based Opioid Treatment.

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